I actually kinda think the Jays will be shopping Gross. I mean, if they want somebody who can actually do something, the team probably wants a prospect. We have many OF in our farm system that will be decent prospects, and we have Cat, Reed, and Rios to fill the gaps in OF.

The Jays have their first stable closer since Billy Koch in his prime(and he wasnt really that stable ) , and they are going to trade him? I don't think so.

But anyone is allowed to post who they believe is the least likely to stay a Jay, and if thats Miguel Batista for you, i have no problem with you posting it.

i think i read somewhere that JP said he wasn't gonna trade batista...either that or i've been dreaming about JP. i'm sure batista is not untradable, but i imagine the jays would have to get a lot in return for "el artista".

batista has been a nice surprise for me this season. i didn't expect him to be nearly as good as he has been as the closer. batista is 34 and i think his value won't get much higher then this. another thing is his contract...the jays are paying him 4.7 this year which is more than a guy like francisco cordero...not exactly a cheap closer.

Sadly, nobody is going to take Hinske without the Jays eating a considerable portion of his salary.

The O-dog is the most tradeable commodity that we have and many teams have expressed interest in him and trading him would open up a spot in the infield for Hill. That would be a shame if you ask me. His defence has kept many runs off of the board and his leadership on this team is undervalued. I think that JP still has hard feelings about that "dressing like a pimp" comment from a couple of years ago.